stearic : Idioms & Phrases

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Stearic acid

  • noun a waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
    octadecanoic acid.
WordNet
  • (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69°C.
Webster 1913